Google UNCF scholars will each receive a USD $10,000 academic scholarship and are invited to an all-expenses paid trip to the Google Headquarters in California in 2010. While at the Googleplex they'll have the opportunity to meet each other and attend technical talks and professional development workshops, as well as explore the San Francisco Bay area. We hope this program will encourage students to excel in their studies in years to come, inspire them to become role models and leaders, and attract more African-American students to the fields of science and technology.

It's that time of year again. Time to brush off the sand from lazy days at the beach and hit the books. Time for group projects, club registrations, and dorm events. As I start my senior year at Stanford, this is the last time I'll experience back to school, and I'm hoping to make the most of it with a little help from Google Docs.

Curious to learn more about Google Docs yourself? Check out our new Google Docs page for college students. You'll find tips and tricks -- based off much of your own feedback -- for great ways to save time with Google Docs both in and out of the classroom.

For one particularly fun way to reap the benefits of collaborating with Google Docs, check out this video about a lovestruck student on a mission. Enjoy, and have a great school year!

The fall semester is around the corner, meaning you're probably starting to think about what new subjects and topics you'll tackle. If you are studying CS or considering taking a Computer Science course we thought you might be interested in Google Code University.

Here you'll find a repository of educational material, including tutorials, lecture slides, and videos focused entirely on computer science. The content - developed by the best schools around the country - is cutting edge. Since all of it is Creative Commons licensed, you can even download it and reuse it in your class. With freshly created content by the University of Southern California, California Polytechnic State University and the University of Washington, there's lots to check out, so give it a whirl and learn something new!

Salone is a rising senior at Stanford University and has spent her summer interning with the Search Marketing team in Mountain View.

As summer jobs wrap up and stores abound with "Back to School" sales, the end of summer vacation is imminent. For me, the end of August means registering for classes, endless packing sessions, shopping trips to buy a growing list of "essentials," and the inevitable jitters that accompany the start of a new academic year.

Whether you've been dying to get back to school or suffering from the end of summer blues, we at Google put together some study tips to help you jumpstart your school year. From getting a head start on your reading and research interests with Google Books and Google Scholar to slicing and dicing your research with timeline or wonderwheel, we hope these tips help you stay on top of your classes and get the most out of Google. But don't fret - we know that back to school is also about catching up with your friends after a long summer. So take some time out of your busy class schedule and plan some downtime with Google, too.

In the spirit of graduation season, we've been doing a series of posts every Friday throughout the summer that provide tips for graduating seniors. Check them out here.

With summer soon coming to a close, we want to leave those of you who've recently started a new job with one last tip: Go Google. If you love using Google products in your personal (or school) life, why not help your company (or future company) go Google? Check out this video for inspiration, then find out more and spread the word.

For more Apps newsTo get updates and news on all the Apps products, check out the Google Apps Blog.

Google Checkout is happy to announce our Back-to-School promotion. Starting today through September 1, enjoy $5, $10, or $20 off your school necessities from hundreds of participating merchants.

You can visit the Back-to-School promotion page, where you will find special offers from participating merchants and suggested products to help you stay ahead of the curve this fall.

You can also search for your favorite back to school items on Google.com and look for one of the Google Checkout promotion badges. School shopping has never been easier with Google Checkout to help save you time and money!

In June we asked Google Chrome fans to get creative by filming themselves re-creating the Google Chrome icon in interesting and unique ways. We got some really great responses, and this one is my personal favorite:

During which international crisis did Ian Fleming get "firsthand knowledge of espionage" that shaped the character of James Bond? Which infamous book thief got caught stealing from the Chicago Public Library and was later acquitted on grounds of insanity? And which American president is pictured here in 1913 as he traveled through the streets of Argentina?

Stumped? Find the answers to these and other fun questions in the Google Books game. Each day, we ask you five trivia questions on a different theme. Search Google Books to find the answers with hints to help you along the way. After you answer the day's questions, you can enter a contest to win a Sony Reader.

For official rules, including prize descriptions, visit http://books.google.com/game. So to all you bookworms and trivia gurus out there, start playing now!

(Please note: some books may not be available in full view to those outside the United States.)